29 November 2014

Sunday, December 21Currently known by most magicians as the coin guru for Reel Magic Magazine and Sleight School, Kainoa just wowed the audiences at the Magic Castle with his all coin close-up act. You may have seen him on Curtis Kam's Palms of Steel
series, on the New York Coin Magic DVDs, or even read his many
publications on close-up magic. Seeing him live is an entirely different
experience.

Kainoa’s lecture will feature magic designed with visual impact,
cleanliness of method, and modular climaxes. The material and techniques
were developed in the strolling and table-hopping environments of
Waikiki. He will also be discussing how to transform your close-up
pieces into stand-up material using before and after examples from his
repertoire.

We are excited to announce that we have two amazing magicians coming to
Montreal in December. Michael Close, author of the Workers series and
one of the top close-up magicians in the world, will be presenting both
classic and brand new material in his Dec 10 lecture. The next week,
Kainoa Harbottle, one of the most skilled and innovative coin magicians
around, will present both a lecture and a workshop. As a thank you for
making this an incredible year for the Montreal Magic Jam, we have an
ealry Christmas present for you. While individual tickets will be
available at the usual price, we’re offering the following specials:

28 November 2014

JohnGiordmaine.com, the online tribute to Canada's most beloved children's magician (1898-1974), has posted an interim update to welcome new visitors from the Society of American Magicians who have read the featured article about Johnny in MUM's December 2014 issue.

All other visitors are also very welcome!

This update features Doug Henning's 1989 "retirement from magic " letter published in GENII. Visitors may be surprised to read that Doug thanked "the late John Giordmaine" first and foremost for helping him "so much over the years" - even before Dai Vernon, Slydini or Jay Marshall!

There are now over 50 pages about Johnny and his inspiring legacy in magic. Remembrances are always very welcome; contact information is on the site, which is:

Updated at 6:45am to include the link to the Las Vegas Sun article which mentions his recently received Career Achievement Award in the Magic Arts and his Best Comedy Variety Act of 2014 award. Congratulations Murray!

There’s no denying that magician Murray Sawchuck is on a roll as he
gets ready to take on a new run at Sin City Theater in Planet Hollywood
after nearly three years at the Tropicana’s Laugh Factory.

He’s
just completed four months of filming “Extreme Escapes,” which starts
broadcasting on Reelz for 26 weeks as of this Saturday. He was asked to
do the “Blind Drive” illusion and wound up being invited to do more than
21 “escapes” for the series.

26 November 2014

This week on the show we have Canadian Magician of the Year Bill Abbott. He’s been on the show many times (as evidenced below). Normally you have to go all the way up to Vaughan to see his show Every Trick in the Book at Dave & Busters. But he’s here downtown Sunday, November 30!

The day before his lecture (Wednesday, December 3) David Regal is doing a performance workshop at the Browser's Den Of Magic.
It's limited to a very small group - you get the chance to perform a
piece you're working on and get feedback and help. An extremely rare
opportunity for that kind of one-on-one attention. Information and
tickets are on the club page www.ibmring17.com

25 November 2014

Thanks to you wonderful people who have supported
this project! More than 1,770 posts have been published, and well over 67,000 page loads have been served. Ninety-two of you have given us
your thumbs-up on Facebook, more than 680 of you are following along on Twitter (8800 tweets and counting!), and approximately 80 of you have subscribed to this site's feed.
The bulk of you are Canadian, and I'm delighted to see visitors from
United States, Ireland,United Kingdom, France, Japan, Germany, and the list goes on.

There are so many of you doing such a fabulous job of making magic a priority in this great country!

A special thanks to:

All of my early supporters. Special shout outs to Ariel, Doug, James, and John for your continued encouragement.

All of you readers, Likers, RTers, submitters, guest posters, contest prize providers and all other manners of promoters of this site.

EDMONTON - Wanda Karstens met Kevin George when she was a mall rat at
Bonnie Doon and he, the head of security and the object of Karstens’
teenage crush.
George was a compassionate man, even at age 23,
Karstens said: hard on shoplifters and drug dealers, but fair and
friendly to mall rats like herself, arranging for an empty store front
to become a teen centre.

George remained in the security world,
eventually opening his own security firm and training guards,
correctional officers and jail riot squads, but also training dogs to
track criminals, and to find missing people as part of Alberta’s first
Search and Rescue team.

Recently the I.B.M. headquarters learned that Kevin William George, 67, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, died May 4, 2014 from a massive stroke, after several heart attacks and problems with diabetes. He was a former member of the I.B.M. (1994-2013). He was a member of Ring 28 (Edmonton). He developed a love for dogs and helping other people in his youth, which led to his life’s work. He opened his own security firm, training guards, correctional officers, and jail riot squads, as well as training dogs to track criminals and search and rescue dogs to find missing persons in storm-damaged sites. His animal-training skills even led him to train the elephant at the Edmonton Zoo. He used magic throughout his life, both to teach and to lighten tense situations. In addition to magic, other interests and skills included ju-jitsu (including teaching self-defense classes for women), conga drums (in bands), and rodeo clowning. Survivors include his mother, Henrietta; brother, Kerry; son, Ryan and his family; and granddaughter, Carmen.

21 November 2014

This documentary project chronicles the important work of Canadian theatre artist and master voice practitioner David Smukler. It is intended as a moving archive of the voice and David’s remarkable ability to see into the soul of the artist. The film follows him into the studio where humanity is revealed through the process of voice work, a process to which the audience is rarely privy. Studio scenes are woven together with intimate interviews with David, artists and colleagues from across the country and framed within a natural environment. External shots of trees, water and sky contrast the subjective internal world or the artist with a more objective, natural environment. The natural world fuels David’s practice and reflects the organic process of the work emphasizing David’s connection to earth, breath, heartbeat and light. Too often we allow the contribution of our senior artists in Canada to go undocumented. The directors Laurel Paetz and LJ Nelles, both trained as voice teachers with David and offer this film as a legacy to his enormous and lasting contribution to the artistic community in Canada.

20 November 2014

FERGUS - Retired Fergus “magicomedian” Peter Marucci has been awarded the Howard Bamman trophy for the second time by the International Brotherhood of Magicians, in recognition of his 28-year contribution to the organization’s magazine The Linking Ring.

The Fergus resident is the only Canadian ever to receive the award and the only magician to receive it twice.

In his Showtime column, Marucci would outline a new illusion every month and give detailed instructions on incorporating “patter” into performances - his trademark.

SOULO Theatre – where I plot and scheme away, largely behind the scenes as the general manager – has just won Best Small Theatre Company from NOW Magazine’sBest of Toronto Reader’s Choice! Massive credit goes to the team that helped organize the 2014 SOULO Theatre Festival and massive thanks to everyone who voted over the past few months. It’s a tremendous honour.

19 November 2014

We had some great advice for performing youngsters suggested: practice, work on one thing at a time when you are just starting out, be willing to take a risk and try, "Prepare. Practice. Perform. Perfect. Repeat." and READ MORE BOOKS!

Not
that it wasn’t a great deal of fun following Sawchuck canvas the valley
mugging for photos in front of hotel-casino marquees with such
self-written captions as, “Wild Wild West is a nice place!” But it had
to come to an end, as Sawchuck sought to resume his stage show at a Las
Vegas venue after leaving Laugh Factory at Tropicana on Oct. 30.

Sawchuck’s
new venue is Sin City Theater at Planet Hollywood, where he sets up
Dec. 20 for what is to be a yearlong run of shows at 2 and 4 p.m. daily
(dark Fridays).

18 November 2014

The following is a guest post from Erin Thomas, author of "Forcing the Ace,"
Erin talks about Sorcerers Safari, early memories of magic, magic at Canada's Wonderland (Paul Pacific or Jeff Pinsky, perhaps?) and more.

Having already written a few times about the awesomeness that is Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp in Ontario, and rejoiced in the similarities between magicians and writers (introverts unite!), I think it’s time to try a different tack. Today I want to share some of my memories of watching magic and enjoying it. Because really, that’s what it’s all about.

As it turns out, magic is probably one of the first things I ever saw clearly. I was eight or nine years old when my parents took my brother and I to see David Copperfield in Toronto. We sat up in the balcony, looking down on a big, brightly lit stage. I kept squinting and turning away, complaining that my eyes hurt. Acting on a hunch, Dad handed me his glasses. Wow! Whaddya know… there was a person down on that big stage! And he was doing really cool stuff.

Sadly, I remember the fact of the show more than the details, although there was one memorable moment when he walked through a giant wall onstage. Wikipedia tells me that his Great Wall of China effect was in 1986, a couple years later, so I might be confused, but this is how I remember it. That, and him reaching into a tiny bottle and pulling out a rainbow-coloured scarf that seemed to go on forever.

I do remember the sharp, sudden realization that the world was a place with edges, and that details existed more than an arms’ length away. My world got bigger that night. And if you could pick one thing to be your first sight through corrective lenses, a magic show is a pretty decent option.

I know I saw other magicians over the years. There would have been shows at day camps and birthday parties, magicians on stages at town carnivals, Canada’s Wonderland, the Mediaeval Faire. And I would have watched and clapped, laughed and been astonished. These are all vague impressions, though.

There was that “Circus” in the McQuay family’s backyard—a show put on by the neighbourhood kids for parents lined up in lawn chairs. I remember Piper’s acrobatics, and I think some kind of “lion act” featuring Katie the Airedale. The tightrope was a skipping rope stretched across the grass, and we took turns balancing across it. Of course there was a magic act, courtesy of one of those boxed kids with plastic cup-and-balls pieces and a disappearing chamber as tall as a Barbie doll. None of us ended up pursuing magic as a calling, so I suspect it might have been the sort of act that comes from reading the directions five minutes before the show, but watching, I still thought it was cool. Even the possibility of things disappearing and reappearing was enough for me.

I watched magic shows when I was researching the book. My favourite, of course, was the final performance at Magic Camp. I brought my husband and my daughter along, to see the kids I had talked with earlier in the week perform. I LOVED that. It wasn’t always the most polished magic, but it was sincere.

Unfortunately, my husband and daughter haven’t been bitten by the magic bug the way I was. They don’t always want to go see the shows. But I dragged them along to a Christopher Tracy’s family magic show at a resort in Florida last winter, and we had a great time. My daughter was chosen as the first audience volunteer. He broke the rules in a fun way, instructing her to close her eyes while he made things “disappear” by tossing them behind a counter. He invited the whole audience in on his secret—this isn’t really magic, we’re here to have a good time—so that when he started in on the tricks that baffled us, we enjoyed it even more. We laughed, and my daughter felt special for having been part of the show.

We’re not done with magic, my family and I. I’m not done with it. I have no plans to become a magician (becoming a writer is more than enough work, thanks very much), but I sure do like being in the audience.

17 November 2014

I had the good fortune of attending the Browser's Den39th anniversary party yesterday. Unfortunately, I arrived late in the day and missed much of the merriment. Bernice Cooper was there which is always wonderful. I did enjoy a very lively trivia quiz, some lovely refreshments, catching up with good friends, making new acquaintances, and of course adding to my magic inventory!

Congratulations to Ryan Brown, this year's recipient of the Len Cooper Memorial Award. Ryan received a full set of eight
Tarbell Course in Magic books in Len's memory. (You may recall that Ryan won the Best Magician Contest in 2012).

The highlight of the day, for me, was receiving this Certificate of Appreciation from Jeff.

The fine print:

It means a tremendous amount to me that Jeff, who does so much good for the magic community at large, thinks that I am enriching the community as well.

A few minutes before 8 o’clock one Sunday evening last July, around 600 people crowded into the main conference hall of the South Point casino in Las Vegas. After taking their seats on red-velvet upholstered chairs, they chattered noisily as they awaited the start of the Million Dollar Challenge. When Fei Wang, a 32-year-old Chinese salesman, stepped onto the stage, they fell silent. Wang had a shaved head and steel-framed glasses. He wore a polo shirt, denim shorts and socks. He claimed to have a peculiar talent: from his right hand, he could transmit a mysterious force a distance of three feet, unhindered by wood, metal, plastic or cardboard. The energy, he said, could be felt by others as heat, pressure, magnetism or simply “an indescribable change.” Tonight, if he could demonstrate the existence of his ability under scientific test conditions, he stood to win $1 million.

13 November 2014

Author Erin Thomas kindly agreed to a brief Q&A about her latest book for the 11-14 set, "Forcing the Ace." Read what Erin has to say about The Den, Magic Mike, Justin Flom, Sorcerers Safari and more!

1. Your book portrays magic very authentically. How much time did you spend researching the magic community?

First of all, thank you for the compliment! Of all the books I’ve written, this is probably the one I enjoyed researching the most. That’s lucky, because I had originally pitched a few different ideas to Sarah Harvey, the editor of the Limelights series at Orca. Most of them were for areas of the performing arts where I had at least a little bit of knowledge or experience. And then there was the magic idea. When that one turned out to be her favourite, I knew I was going to be doing a lot of research.

I spent months learning about magic. Many months. I initially met with a friend’s son, who happens to be a magician. He sent me to Browser’s Den magic shop in Toronto, and suggested that I get in touch with “Magic” Mike Segal, who runs a week-long summer camp for young magicians. Both of those turned out to be incredible leads.

I read instructional books about magic and watched a ton of videos and television specials, including those “magic’s secrets revealed” types of shows. I learned how a lot of magic effects are created, but I don’t kid myself that it’s the same thing as being able to actually create the effects—that would take hours upon hours upon hours of practice. I did fumble around with cards a little bit… enough to gain a healthy respect for how hard it is. I also attended a workshop that Justin Flom presented at Browser’s Den and met some of the magicians there.

The best research opportunity was the visit to camp when you and I met, Nicole. It was incredible to have the opportunity to speak to so many young magicians in person and learn what they feel is most important about the art. That was relatively late in my writing timeline, and I remember wishing I could re-imagine the whole book after that. I made some adjustments to the storyline I had, and decided that I’m probably not done writing about magicians—there are so many more stories to tell.

2. How does the performance art of magic differ from any of the other performance arts that you know about? How is it the same?

I think one thing that makes magic special is that it rewards a certain kind of suspension of disbelief. When you see a play or a ballet, you know that you are watching a show unfold… you’re conscious of the artifice. With magic, that’s still the case—we all know that chairs can’t float and cards don’t change colour—but I think there’s a tiny voice inside saying, “Maybe.” The magician and the viewer agree together to pretend that the laws of physics can be suspended, just for a little while. At least, that’s how I prefer to watch magic performed.

Another thing that makes magic special is that it can be enjoyed on so many levels. There’s the element of wonder and the feeling that the world might have possibilities in it beyond the everyday—that’s the first level. On the second level, it’s a puzzle to be solved, if you enjoy that sort of thing. I don’t think I’d want to try too hard to solve it, but sometimes that can be fun. And even when you know how an effect is performed, the third level of enjoyment kicks in, which is just the pure pleasure of watching someone do something well.

Of course, all the performance arts have some things in common. What strikes me most is the extreme amount of dedication and focus required. Even a short performance requires countless hours of learning and practice, whether you’re playing the piano or making one disappear.

3. What were the three biggest surprises to you, about the magic community?

I was most surprised by how welcoming and forthcoming everyone was. There were magicians I reached out to via email, and some I met in person. Nearly without fail, they were all warm, polite, supportive and extremely helpful. Seriously, falling-over-backwards helpful. I wasn’t kidding about wanting to write more about magicians; there just wasn’t room in one small book to use all the story possibilities that people opened up for me, or to do credit to the amount of help they offered. Maybe because of the secrecy associated with the craft, I had expected to meet with more resistance, but that wasn’t the case at all.

One thing I found interesting was the overlap between magic and other crafts. I hadn’t thought of it, but a magician needs to master stagecraft the way an actor does—voice projection, bearing, even character creation. It’s funny, but I never thought about a magician putting on a “persona” for an act. To me as an audience member, they simply were the way they were. It’s silly in retrospect. And then, of course, there’s the storytelling aspect—a performance can be like a short story, in a lot of ways. Some of the best short stories show a character in a moment of change, and create that change for the reader. A magician creates that change moment in the audience. That takes planning, and a rigorous editing process. I got a glimpse at that editing process when I sat in on a performance workshop at the Sorcerers Safari camp.

The third surprise reveals more about my ignorance going into this, I think. I really had no idea that some of the people I met were “big deals” in the magic community until after the fact. They didn’t act like it—they were just these lovely, friendly, down-to-earth people, happy to talk about magic. It was kind of like meeting Margaret Atwood in a bookstore and asking her for reading recommendations without having any idea who she is. I hope I didn’t annoy anybody too much.

4. How did you learn about magic being used for physical rehabilitation? Did you know there's a Toronto based organization, Magicana, that runs a program like that at a children's rehabilitation hospital?

Oh, yikes. I don’t remember who told me about that initially, and I don’t see it in my project notebook right now. I do remember that as soon as I heard about magic being used this way, I loved the idea, and wanted to include it in the book somehow—I thought it was absolutely the perfect thing for someone struggling to re-learn motor skills. I’ve known some people involved in terrible accidents, and so I know how long the road back can be. This just struck me as a wonderful, positive aspect of the magic community, and I wanted to make it part of the story.

I didn’t know about Magicana, but I researched other organizations that run similar programs. It’s wonderful that there’s one right in Toronto.

5. Currently, magic is strongly male dominated. I was surprised to see so many magical females represented in your book. Was that a conscious decision? If so, why?

It was a conscious decision. I wanted to admit in the book that magic is male dominated, but still present some female magicians as characters, to show that to readers as a possibility. I didn’t have room for a huge cast, so the balance probably comes out more female because of that. Partly, it was in response to the fact that Zoe’s backstory, the way she comes to magic, is a bit tragic and atypical. Because of that, I didn’t want hers to be the only ‘female’ story in the book. I gave Donna a more conventional magic backstory—her father was a magician. “Magic families” were something else I learned about by talking to magicians, and I love the idea of the craft being something shared between a parent and a child. Jack and Donna end up on rocky ground later in life, but magic remains their connection point.

Two Niagara-based organizations are taking
fundraising to new heights with the upcoming Over the Edge event.

Set to take place Oct. 17, prominent
community members — including Niagara Falls mayor Jim Diodati, former
Olympian Mike Strange and CKTB host Kevin Jack — will rappel 23 storeys
down the side of the Marriott Gateway on the Falls.

I was generously provided a copy of the book to read. Read it I did -- all in one night! Although the book is intended for children ages 11 to 14, I really enjoyed it. (Say what you will about my smarts or reading ability!)

Here's the teaser from the back cover:

Sometimes the real magic happens offstage.
Alex wants to enter the Silver Stage magic
competition, but he needs a sponsor. Jack, a veteran card wizard, is
willing to take on the role, but only if Alex agrees to team up with
Zoe, another young magician—and Alex’s rival. Working with Jack and
sharing the spotlight with Zoe, Alex comes to see that there are other
ways to be a magician besides competing—and that magic is about
entertaining people, not fooling them.

I am impressed with the ease with which Erin writes about the technical aspects of performing. She mentions Tarbell and Erdnase. There's a nicely placed Vernon quote. References to Copperfield, Blaine and Neil Patrick Harris made me smile. The idea that magic can be used to help with physical rehabilitation (much like Magicana'sMy Magic Hands program at Holland Bloorview), is a nice addition to the story. Some adult magicians could stand to learn one of the performance lessons realized in the novel.

It's not all hard work and sleights for the characters either. There's plenty of pre-teen and teenage drama to keep readers entertained. The bits that are specific to magic, are fairly accurate.

My favourite line in the book is one in which I'm paraphrased. Five hundred points* to the first person who can identify that line.

If there's a young reader in your life who likes magic, this would make a nice gift. (Or perhaps a giveaway to audience members or birthday children.)

I have been offered a copy of the book, "Forcing the Ace," from the Orca Limelights series (an ongoing series of performing arts novels), to give away to my readers. The winner will receive a hard copy or an e-version of the book (winner's choice).

I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner. (There will be one winner.) The draw results will be posted Wednesday, November the 19th, 2014.

To enter:

Leave a comment on this post, with a piece of advice you'd give to a a young person starting out in a performance art. (You do not need to be a magician to enter the contest.)(Your piece of advice could simply be, "don't stop!")

Leave your name, along with a way that I may contact you (e-mail address, phone number, website, Twitter handle etc.) so that I can notify you if you win.

If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and contact information for me to share with Orca Book publishers.

The fine print:

To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.

One entry per person.

This giveaway is open to Canadian residents. (This contest adheres to the Quebec Sweepstakes Laws dated Nov-01-2014.)

This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.

If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting. (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)

You must be able to use the book as offered. (No cash value will be offered.)

The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.

Contest closes Tuesday, November the 18th at 11:59pm EST.

With thanks to Amy Collins from Orca Book Publishers for generously making this book available to you!

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* To borrow a phrase from Drew Carey in "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", the points don't matter.

07 November 2014

Our weekly show Magic@theCage has moved. Not far… we’re exactly one door to the left of where we used to be; from 292 College to 294 College (click here for Google Map Directions if you need them). Since we’re no longer technically @theCage, but merely next to The Cage or in the vicinity of The Cage we figured it was less confusing if we just updated everything.

So now we are Magic Tonight. Same great show, same phenomenal guests. But we now have more seating capacity, a larger stage and an expanded dinner menu. The show still runs every Sunday at 7:00 PM with dinner served a 6:00 for anyone who’s hungry.

When I returned home from performing last night (at a wedding… with two
brides… isn’t the twentieth century awesome?) to find the latest issue
of Genii Magazine
in my mailbox. This issue contains a trick I submitted to them for
publication several months ago and it has appeared. No one told me
exactly when it was going to appear, so it was quite a pleasant surprise to see it. Genii has
been around for over seventy-five years and I’m surrounded by some
rather illustrious company. It feels a bit like a high school student
sneaking into a really cool college party.

Ring 49’s member, Calvin Cutts, made the new with a two page spread in
West Lincoln’s Club West magazine. The article celebrated Calvin’s
25th anniversary as a magician! For the full article check out pages 34
and 35 of Club West September Issue.

05 November 2014

Keith has performed at many festivities including; private parties, corporate functions and charity events in Canada, France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, the United States, Belgium, Czech Republic, and once, on a ship sailing the Mediterranean. He is definitely not your typical rabbit-and-hat type of magician. Keith performs many different styles of magic and specializes in close-up miracles. People who see him perform are shocked by the fact that the magic happens in their hands, in their minds and right in front of their faces. While performing at various venues, Keith mingles with the crowd, or travels from table to table using cards and other common objects to astound guests. Audiences always experience a personal and customized show. His personality is engaging. His magic is ASTONISHING!

04 November 2014

This marks the sixth year that Avenue has unveiled a Top 40 Under 40 list. And, as the city evolves, so does our list of the movers and shakers, the people who make Edmonton a great place to live.

After going through hundreds of preliminary nominations, our judges were finally charged with narrowing our field to the 40 people you’ll meet in the following pages. And, more than any other Top 40 Under 40 that has come before, the 2014 class reflects the diverse, inclusive nature of Edmonton.

02 November 2014

Alf died peacefully, following a courageous battle with cancer, on June 23, 2014. Beset by polio three months after his birth in 1925, and dependent on leg braces until his eighth year, Alf never complained for himself, and was a pillar of moral strength and physical determination for every one of his full and active 89 years. He always credited this fortune to his mother Annie Spence’s effort and encouragement, and to the Freemasons’ financial support for his 13 childhood operations.

Alf’s first love and concern was his family: wife Joyce (nee Morgan), whom he cherished for 64 years, and his children Gary (Ana), Lea MacKenzie (Ross), and Vanda (Guy). Alf’s
grandchildren were his pride and joy: Ryan MacKenzie, Shannon Hickey, Kaytlyn MacKenzie, Samantha Brown, Benjamin Brown, Damian Spence and Jason Spence. Shannon gave Alf his only great-grandchild Isla, days before his death, bringing him great happiness.

Alf succumbed to cancer on June 23. Beset by polio three months after his birth in 1925, and dependent on leg braces until his eighth year, Alf never complained. He was always grateful for the Freemasons' financial support for his 13 childhood operations. Alf's first love and concern was his family: wife Joyce, whom he cherished for 64 years, and his children Gary (Ana), Lea (Ross), and Vanda (Guy). Alf's grandchildren were his pride and joy: Ryan, Shannon, Kaytlyn, Samantha, Benjamin, Damian, Jason and great-grandchild, Isla. Alf worked in the radio broadcasting industry in his home town of Vancouver from age 14 during WWII. Afterwards he went to Toronto and began his career at the CBC where he met Joyce.

This week we were able to catch up with Angel after her lousy camping
trip. Our guest this week was Paul Gertner reknown for his version of
the classic magic routine cups and balls but done with metal cups and
metal balls.